CEO Speak: Putting best practices in place

Arabian Automobiles started its Business Excellence Awards journey with a Dubai Quality Appreciation Award in 2000. What organisational insights did you get from being a part of the awards? In 1994, when Dubai established the Dubai Quality Award through the Department of Economic Development (DED), we initiated our journey of excellence with the implementation of […]

Tax authority ordered to refund Pepsi distributor Dh12 million

Dubai: Dubai’s tax resolution committee has ruled in favour of Dubai Refreshments, the Dubai-based distributor of Pepsi, in a dispute over how much tax it owed the government. The Federal Tax Authority contended that Dubai Refreshments owed it Dh20.8 million, levied by the government office on the inventory of soft drinks held by the company […]

A celebration of outstanding performance

Along with honouring the winners of the 2018 cycle of Business Excellence Awards, the 25th edition was also a moment to look back at past milestones, gather inspiration from them and firmly resolve to move forward in the continued pursuit of excellence. Instituted by Dubai Economy, under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin […]

WeWork files for public share listing at $47b valuation

San Francisco: WeWork, the fast-growing office-sharing startup, said Monday it had filed documents for a stock market listing to help fuel further expansion. The New York-based firm valued at some $47 billion (Dh172.6 billion) by private investors and operating in some 600 cities worldwide, said it filed its registration confidentially in December with the Securities […]

CEO SPEAK: An appetite for excellence

How did winning Dubai Quality Appreciation Award in 2015 help Barakat Quality Plus? What were the best practices that fetched you the award? The excellence exercise helped us find and set up new avenues for benchmarking. We created meaningful and composite dashboards relevant to our operations. We also established new strategies and policies to better […]

Facebook revamp bets on small-scale connections, romance

San Josi: Got a crush on another Facebook user? The social network will help you connect, as part of a revamp unveiled Tuesday that aims to foster real-world relationships and make the platform a more intimate place for groups of friends. The new features were introduced in a revamped Facebook app as the embattled social […]

AI Everything Summit kicks off in Dubai

Dubai: The first-ever AI Everything Summit began in Dubai on Tuesday, organised by the UAE National Programme for Artificial Intelligence, in partnership with Smart Dubai. The event was opened by Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, CEO and chairman of the Emirates Group. Included among the many dignitaries present for the event was Aisha Bint […]